berjalan

Indonesian

Etymology

From ber- +‎ jalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bərˈdʒa.lan/

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• Hyphenation: bêr‧ja‧lan
• Rhymes: -lan, -an

Verb

bêrjalan

1. (intransitive) to walk
   1. to move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times

      Synonym: berjalan kaki

   2. to travel (a distance) by walking
2. (intransitive) to take place (to happen or to occur)

   Synonym: berlangsung

Conjugation

Conjugation of jalan (ber-, meng-, intransitive)

root	jalan
	active	involuntary	passive	basic / imperative	emphatic / jussive
active	berjalan	–	–	jalan	jalanlah, berjalanlah
locative	menjalani	terjalani	dijalani	jalani	jalanilah
causative / applicative1	menjalankan	terjalankan	dijalankan	jalankan	jalankanlah
	causative
active	memperjalan	teperjalan	diperjalan	perjalan	perjalanlah
locative	memperjalani	teperjalani	diperjalani	perjalani	perjalanilah
causative / applicative1	memperjalankan	teperjalankan	diperjalanlan	perjalankan	perjalankanlah

¹ The -kan row is either causative or applicative. With transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning.
Some of these forms do not normally exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Adjective

berjalan

1. in effect (operate or functioning; in force; in play)

   Synonym: berlaku

2. running (of a company, organization, association, etc.)

Derived terms

(Compound terms):

• berjalan di atas rel
• berjalan kaki
• berjalan mencakah
• berjalan mengempar
• berjalan pincang

Further reading

• “berjalan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

ber- +‎ jalan.

Verb

bĕrjalan (Jawi spelling برجالن)

1. to walk